Sex toys are only loosely related to safety, but at the University of Texas, they have become instruments of protest against state legislation forcing public campuses to accept concealed carry of handguns. The legislation took effect on Aug. 1, the 50th anniversary of UT Austin’s clock tower massacre, one of America’s deadliest mass shootings.

The law’s supporters take the stance that concealed carry is a part of their Second Amendment rights. But if gun proponents truly want to maximize safety, measures other than the further proliferation of arms should be sought out. Put bluntly, making college students in the tumultuous years between late adolescence and full-fledged adulthood the first line of defense for Texas’ most esteemed public institutions is a questionable means of making the state’s campuses safer.

Neurology confirms college students’ dubious decision-making abilities. The frontal lobes, the area of the brain responsible for ultimate decision-making, may not even fully develop until the 30s, and one of the last areas to mature. While this lagged development should not exempt college students from all responsibilities, Texas ought to reconsider the prudence of relying on gun-toting 20-somethings for campus safety.

The environment of undergraduate life itself also gives ample reason to question the wisdom of concealed carry. Alcohol and drugs are undeniable parts of college life, and combined with unfinished brain development these mind-altering substances could easily lead to accidents.

If you are going to carry on campus, carry extremely discretely. Consider using a retention holster and becoming proficient in its use, and learning some weapon retention techniques, and perhaps secondary weapons like knives. There will be Libturd nutcases who will try to provoke an incident, or try to disarm you. This has already happened in the off-campus world, and there are several Internet turds promising to attack CCW wearers.

An attempted disarm is a deadly force attack, and warrants a deadly force response. While the attacking Libturds’ lives don’t matter, it would still create a nasty incident that we don’t need, and could become a personal disaster. For all the loose talk out there, we really don’t want to have to shoot anyone.